Couch to 5K: Day 1

Ok, today is Monday July 6th, 2009 – Day 1I know I said that I should be happy and comfortable on my wedding day at whatever weight I am at, and I will be HONEST. I just don’t feel good right now.

Last week I helped with our church VBS. I do the opening and closing music. It basically means I sing while jumping and dancing around on stage to get the kids all pumped up. It is the 4th year I have done it.

Year #1 (2006) was great. I had been losing weight, and working out. I had a wonderful time. I had cute little size 16 capri’s from Old Navy that I wore for our “Island” theme. Fun Times!

Year #2 (2007) was ok. I had been seeing Mr. B and although my workouts were getting to be few and far between, my weight was about where it had been the year before. I unfortunately had to wear army fatigues because of the theme that year was “The Lords ARMY”. The really unfortunate part was that my camo pants were actually bought about a size too small. No Bueno! Even though I felt ok, most pictures did not LOOK ok.

Year #3 (2008) not so good weigh wise. Definitely was carrying around extra weight, and workouts were a thing of the past. This was the first year we went from “canned” CD music to having a live band on stage. Luckily with a “Will-E” theme to play off the popular “Wall-E” movie I didn’t have a “costume” and the shirt was black. It helped hide the jiggly parts.

Year #4 (This Year) right back up to my highest “divorce” weight. I was huffing and puffing through the songs. By night two my legs were literally shaking because the muscles had NOT been working like this. I decided right then and there that things needed to change. The second half of the proof came last night when I got the link to go see the pictures from the week. Brace yourself:My official “before” Couch to 5K picture montage.

So I needed a plan. Not a plan to be thin & beautiful on my wedding day. That plan was gonna fail. I needed a plan to get MOVING. That is when the light bulb went off …. my (H)MOH was trying to lose her baby weight and I don’t have kids for the whole month of July. We could do this together!!

There are actually three of us, (H)MOH, her mom, and myself. Ok, technically four if you count the baby. Her mom is gonna walk the baby in the stroller and (H)MOH and I will be doing Couch to 5K on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Then just walking Tuesday and Thursday.

This morning was Day 1. I am more out of shape than I realized. We did the 5 minute warm up, then went into the first 60 second interval …. OMG, I thought I was gonna pass out, or puke … or both. What in the world did I sign up for? Then the guilt got me. Holy Crap! I can’t even jog/run for 60 seconds!!!! I did one more interval and told (H)MOH that I was just gonna walk the rest. I finished up the mile walking then did my stretches. I am not gonna give up, I will be there tomorrow morning at 6am.